A UK Bass Fishery Management Plan

Bass Management Tools - unused options

Optional Bass Management Tools Current

Spatial Closures

N/A

Unused Options

Real-time area closures based on landing data via Under 10m app

Advantages

Protection for pre-spawning aggregations of fish when at their most vulnerable. Avoid localised depletion Enhanced sustainability

Carcass Tagging for Hook and Line

Slot Sizes (combination of MinCRS and MaxCRS )

Use of circle hooks for recreational bait and Hook & Line Fishers

N/A

N/A

Already in use by some H&L. Temperature tags

Highly selective for RSA and H&L.

Identification of H&L caught fish Sustainable, Traceable, High quality, Adds significant value

Return large fish with highest fecundity potential = enhanced egg production and stock genetics

N/A

Avoid deep-hooking of unwanted bass, which can be fatal

In conjunction with slot size limits enable the safe return of unwanted / outside slot size bass

Slot sizes for species of importance to recreational angling from around the World State / Country Species Legal Retention Slot

A slot limit is a selective tool used by fishery managers to regulate the size of fish that can legally be harvested. "Slot size" refers to a fish within the size limits one can keep. For example, a "slot barramundi" caught in Queensland waters, measuring between 58cm - 120cm may be retained, but anything below 58cm (young adult) may not be kept and any fish over 120cm (BOFFFs) must be released unharmed, as quickly and safely as possible